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DG Journal Club AUTHORS: M L van Zuylen, A J G Meewisse et al. Anaesthesia. 2021 Aug 21 Surgery and general anaesthesia have the potential to disturb the body’s circadian timing system, which may affect postoperative outcomes. Animal studies suggest that anaesthesia could induce diurnal phase shifts, but clinical research is scarce. We hypothesised that […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Daosong Dong, Mingfang Zhao et al. Anesthesiology. 2021 Aug 16 BACKGROUND Neurolytic splanchnic nerve block is used to manage pancreatic cancer pain. However, its impact on survival and quality of life remains controversial. The authors’ primary hypothesis was that pain relief would be better with a nerve block. Secondarily, they hypothesized […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Suryakumar Narayanasamy, Vera Winograd-Gomez et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Sep 3 BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine is utilized as a sedative agent for drug induced sleep cine magnetic resonance imaging studies due to its ability to mimic natural sleep and lack of respiratory depressant effects. The outcomes of dexmedetomidine sedation such as respiratory complications […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Dale Klefer MedicalNewsToday A recent study investigated how quickly people can bounce back from sleep deprivation. Following 10 days of sleep deprivation and 1 week of recovery sleep, most measures of cognitive performance had not yet returned to normal. The study […]
Read MoreAuthors: Richard W. Rosenquist, MD; Edward R. Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 35–37. It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. – Yogi Berra The definition of pain has changed – literally. In 1979, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) published this definition for pain: “An unpleasant […]
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